Alan Mayhew Trophy

The Alan Mayhew Trophy is primarily a 6 home 6 away competition for the 14 member clubs plus two invited clubs (usually those involved in the previous season’s playoffs). The final is played at a neutral Premier League venue.

The results/draws will be on here.

We are grateful that Audlem Special Events are continuing their sponsorship for the 2026 Alan Mayhew Trophy.

Please find the dates and updated rules below.

1st Round – Wednesday 1st April

1	Meole Brace	105	4	2	81	Horsehay	At	Meole Brace
1	Horsehay	112	5	1	108	Meole Brace	At	Horsehay
Combined Result	Meole Brace	213	5	7	193	Horsehay
2	Highley	121	5	1	83	St Georges	At	Highley
2	St Georges	114	4	2	95	Highley	At	St Georges
Combined Result	Highley	216	7	5	197	St Georges
3	Adderley	108	3	3	109	Hanwood	At	Adderley
3	Hanwood	124	5	1	82	Adderley	At	Hanwood
Combined Result	Hanwood	233	8	4	190	Adderley
4	Hanmer	105	3	3	113	Sinclair	At	Hanmer
4	Sinclair	123	5	1	95	Hanmer	At	Sinclair
Combined Result	Sinclair	236	8	4	200	Hanmer
5	Burway	86	2	4	117	Castlefields	At	Burway
5	Castlefields	126	6	0	77	Burway	At	Castlefields
Combined Result	Castlefields	243	10	2	163	Burway
6	Wem U S C	119	5	1	91	Sir J Bayley	At	Wem U S C
6	Sir J Bayley	117	5	1	82	Wem U S C	At	Sir J Bayley
Combined Result	Sir J Bayley	208	6	6	201	Wem U S C
7	Bylet	80	1	5	123	Wrockwardine Wood	At	Bylet
7	Wrockwardine Wood	124	5	1	70	Bylet	At	Wrockwardine Wood
Combined Result	Wrockwardine Wood	247	10	2	150	Bylet
8	Woore	118	5	1	102	Ifton	At	Woore
8	Ifton	120	5	1	78	Woore	At	Ifton
Combined Result	Ifton	222	6	6	196	Woore

Quarter Finals – Wednesday 15th April

1	Meole Brace	108	2	4	111	Highley	At	Meole Brace
1	Highley	109	3	3	95	Meole Brace	At	Highley
Combined Result	Highley	220	7	5	203	Meole Brace
2	Hanwood	96	2	4	120	Sinclair	At	Hanwood
2	Sinclair	109	4	2	84	Hanwood	At	Sinclair
Combined Result	Sinclair	229	8	4	180	Hanwood
3	Castlefields	123	5	1	79	Sir J Bayley	At	Castlefields
3	Sir J Bayley	121	4	2	98	Castlefields	At	Sir J Bayley
Combined Result	Castlefields	221	7	5	200	Sir J Bayley
4	Wrockwardine Wood					Bye	At	Wrockwardine Wood

Semi Finals – Wednesday 29th April

1	Highley	104	4	2	100	Sinclair	At	Highley
1	Sinclair	125	5	1	73	Highley	At	Sinclair
Combined Result	Sinclair	225	7	5	177	Highley
2	Castlefields	120	5	1	87	Wrockwardine Wood	At	Castlefields
2	Wrockwardine Wood	118	5	1	104	Castlefields	At	Wrockwardine Wood
Combined Result	Castlefields	224	6	6	205	Wrockwardine Wood

Final – Saturday 30th May

1

Sinclair

210

5

7

207

Castlefields

At

Wem Sports Small Green

Final:

Sinclair shocked League Champions Castlefields to win the 2026 Audlem Special Events Team Alan Mayhew Trophy by 3 chalks, becoming the first club outside our league to win it.

They started well, Ash Gregory racing 12-4 up on Jon Palmer with the other games level. Jon did close the gap but Ash ran out a 9 winner and won the “Mark Burroughs Man of the Match” trophy. Mike Beer replied for Castlefields with a 15 win, although Harry Church gained a few vital chalks at the end from 19-11 down. Ayden Smith had a strong finish to beat Ash Wellings 14, while Steve Handley edged out Tom Palmer 19 to put Sinclair 15 up.

Castlefields hit back though. Callum Wraight put on a show against Conor Chamberlain to win 8 from 17-8 up, and Rhys Marshall raced 10-3 and 17-8 up on John Potter and won 12 to put Fields in front. But Pete Farmer had a strong end to win 13 from just 14-11 up, and Dan Williams led Glyn Herbert 17-8. However Glyn used all his years of experience to come back and win 20 to level the game.

Step forward Darren Fielding, who played exceptionally well early on to beat whatever Rich Goddard put up in the corners to lead 12-1 and 17-3 and eventually win 5. But Adam Jones was 12-6 up on Kevin Keary and Adie Rowe was 14-7 ahead of John Roberts. They were both 18-13 up but Kevin and John hit back to get some vital chalks to get 18 and 17 respectively. This left Wayne Rogers on the green with 18 year old Jordan Millman, with Wayne 11-5 up and knowing he had to stop Jordon getting 13 to win the game for the Fields. Wayne went 12-7 and 16-10 up and laid 2 on, but Jordon came in last bowl for one. Wayne scored another single. He then led a foot bowl which Jordon beat and scored one when having the opportunity to make game. However he then led a bowl a few inches in front, and Wayne fired and missed last bowl to cue the Sinclair celebrations. Wayne won 15 which meant Sinclair won by 3.

Sinclair captain Harry Church says “firstly I like to thank Wem for hosting it was great night of bowls played by both sides although we went in as the underdogs we held our own against a great Castlefields team for me. Ash Gregory was outstanding from start to finish and Steve Handley and Tom Palmer had a great game in the front 4 . Thought Callum Wraight was outstanding for them and didn’t play a bad bowl all night. Again Pete Farmer showed no fatigue winning the Edgmond Spring Shield then playing exceptionally well last night also. Darren fielding was in top form last night played the green as if it was his own and for our youngest player Jordon Millman coped with the pressure brilliant bringing home the win. All in all a great night of bowling great atmosphere. Commiserations Castlefields but I’m sure they back in the winners in closure soon enough, a great bunch of lads on and off the green, good luck to them for the rest of the season.”

Thank you to Wem Sports for doing a great job hosting and providing a great buffet afterwards.

Alan Mayhew was unable to be there this year as he was fishing, but congratulated Sinclair on their win!

No	Sinclair	Score	Score	Castlefields
1	Ashley Gregory	21	9	Jon Palmer
2	Harry Church	15	21	Michael Beer
3	Steve Handley	21	19	Tom Palmer
4	Ayden Smith	21	14	Ashley Wellings
5	Conor Chamberlain	8	21	Callum Wraight
6	Peter Farmer	21	13	Jamie King
7	John Potter	12	21	Rhys Marshall
8	Dan Williams	20	21	Glyn Herbert
9	Kevin Keary	18	21	Adam Jones
10	John Roberts Jnr	17	21	Adrian Rowe
11	Darren Fielding	21	5	Rich Goddard
12	Jordan Millman	15	21	Wayne Rogers
	Games	5	7	Games
	Aggregate	210	207	Aggregate

Semi Final:

Sinclair have made history as they become the first non Premier League team to reach the Audlem Special Events Alan Mayhew Trophy Final. They did it in dominant style again, defeating Highley by 48. They won by 52 at home, Conor Chamberlain and Ash Gregory leading the way 21-5. At Highley they held them to 4 chalks, Dan Williams the best of 2 winners 21-8. Captain Harry Church says it was a “great win, a brilliant home performance again and our away side keeping it down to 4 was class. Good luck to Highley for the rest of the season.”

Highley	Score	Score	Sinclair
Andy James	21	12	John Roberts Jnr
Geoff Wylde	12	21	Steve Handley
Frank Leek	21	14	Jonathan Davies
Steve Wright	8	21	Dan Williams
Simon Rhodes	21	13	Stuart Church
Dave Scriven	21	19	Jordan Millman
Games	4	2
Aggregate	104	100

Sinclair	Score	Score	Highley
Kevin Keary	20	21	David East
Conor Chamberlain	21	5	Jacob Ash
Ashley Gregory	21	5	Phil Chester
Ayden Smith	21	20	Sean Lockley
Darren Fielding	21	15	Richard Holmes
Harry Church	21	7	Bruno Heath
Games	5	1
Aggregate	125	73

Sinclair			Highley
Games	7	5
Aggregate	225	177

Castlefields reached their seventh straight final with a 19 shot win over Wrockwardine Wood. They won by 33 at home, Callum Wraight best winner 6, and lost by 14 away, Sally King their only winner there 13. Vice-captain Ash Wellings says “we were happy to get through what was always going to be a tough tie against a good side and a tricky home green. The six away from home did really well to limit the damage with the green running well and wind making it tough conditions to play in but everyone got a decent score. Two big home cards have won us the game and Sally was very good to be our only away winner.”

Castlefields	Score	Score	Wrockwardine Wood
Tom Palmer	21	7	Joseph Killen
Wayne Rogers	21	17	Martin Williams
Glyn Herbert	21	17	Rob Roden
Rich Goddard	15	21	Clay Flattley
Rhys Marshall	21	19	Scott Moseley
Callum Wraight	21	6	Matthew Ealey
Games	5	1
Aggregate	120	87

Wrockwardine Wood	Score	Score	Castlefields
Liam Stevens	21	20	Jamie King
Thomas Killen	21	18	Michael Beer
Sam Millward	21	14	Ashley Wellings
Josh Cotton	21	16	Adam Jones
Steve Broome	21	15	Adrian Rowe
Will Childs	13	21	Sally King
Games	5	1
Aggregate	118	104

Castlefields			Wrockwardine Wood
Games	6	6
Aggregate	224	205

The two teams will meet in the final on Saturday 30th May at 6.30 p.m. with details to be announced in the next few days.

Quarter Final:

Sinclair shocked another Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowling League opponent after beating Hanwood home and away in the Quarter Finals of the Audlem Special Events Team Alan Mayhew Trophy. Captain Harry Church says “it was a great result the lads were fired up and I think it showed with the result. We wish Hanwood the best of luck for the rest of the season.” They won by 25 at home, Conor Chamberlain best winner 6, and by 24 away, best winner being Jordan Millman 11. They will now meet Highley, who defeated Meole Brace home and away. They won by 14 at home, Dave Scriven the difference 21-7, and by 3 away, Phil Chester best winner 14.

Castlefields defeated Sir John Bayley by 21 to set up a Semi Final against Wrockwardine Wood. They were down after 3 games off at each venue, but came back to win by 44 at home, Mike Beer best winner 7, and lost by just 23 away, Jamie King best winner 18.

Scores are below.

1	Meole Brace	108	2	4	111	Highley	At	Meole Brace
1	Highley	109	3	3	95	Meole Brace	At	Highley
Combined Result	Highley	220	7	5	203	Meole Brace
2	Hanwood	96	2	4	120	Sinclair	At	Hanwood
2	Sinclair	109	4	2	84	Hanwood	At	Sinclair
Combined Result	Sinclair	229	8	4	180	Hanwood
3	Castlefields	123	5	1	79	Sir J Bayley	At	Castlefields
3	Sir J Bayley	121	4	2	98	Castlefields	At	Sir J Bayley
Combined Result	Castlefields	221	7	5	200	Sir J Bayley
4	Wrockwardine Wood					Bye	At	Wrockwardine Wood

1st Round Review:

Sinclair shocked Hanmer by 36 in the 1st round of the Audlem Special Events Team Alan Mayhew Trophy. They won at home by 28, Harry Church best winner 10, and away by 8, Pete Farmer best winner 9. They now play Hanwood who defeated Adderley by 43. They won at home by 42, Dave Burton best winner 5, and by one away, Phil Lyttle best winner 13. Meole Brace got past Horsehay by 20, winning by 24 at home, Andy Wigginton best winner 3, and lost by 4 away despite just one winner, Tracy Bound 21-7. They play Highley next who defeated St Georges by 19. They won by 38 at home, Dave East best winner 6, and lost by 19 away, Danny Statham best winner 10.

Holders Ifton beat Woore by 26, winning by 42 at home, Adrian Humphries best winner 7, and lost by 16 away, Craig Griffiths their only winner 13. The will take on Wrockwardine Wood who had the biggest win of the night by 97 against the Bylet. They won by 54 at home, Aaron King best winner 7, and by 43 away, Joe Killen best winner 8. Record winners Castlefields will meet Sir John Bayley in a repeat of the 2022-2024 finals. The Bayley had a scare winning by just 7 against Wem USC, winning by 35 at home, Stuart Rutter best winner 8, and losing by 28 away, grateful for Chris Worthington’s 21-14 win. The Fields got past Burway by 80, winning at home by 49, Mike Beer best winner 4, and away by 31, Tom Palmer best winner 7.

The results are below.

1	Meole Brace	105	4	2	81	Horsehay	At	Meole Brace
1	Horsehay	112	5	1	108	Meole Brace	At	Horsehay
Combined Result	Meole Brace	213	5	7	193	Horsehay
2	Highley	121	5	1	83	St Georges	At	Highley
2	St Georges	114	4	2	95	Highley	At	St Georges
Combined Result	Highley	216	7	5	197	St Georges
3	Adderley	108	3	3	109	Hanwood	At	Adderley
3	Hanwood	124	5	1	82	Adderley	At	Hanwood
Combined Result	Hanwood	233	8	4	190	Adderley
4	Hanmer	105	3	3	113	Sinclair	At	Hanmer
4	Sinclair	123	5	1	95	Hanmer	At	Sinclair
Combined Result	Sinclair	236	8	4	200	Hanmer
5	Burway	86	2	4	117	Castlefields	At	Burway
5	Castlefields	126	6	0	77	Burway	At	Castlefields
Combined Result	Castlefields	243	10	2	163	Burway
6	Wem U S C	119	5	1	91	Sir J Bayley	At	Wem U S C
6	Sir J Bayley	117	5	1	82	Wem U S C	At	Sir J Bayley
Combined Result	Sir J Bayley	208	6	6	201	Wem U S C
7	Bylet	80	1	5	123	Wrockwardine Wood	At	Bylet
7	Wrockwardine Wood	124	5	1	70	Bylet	At	Wrockwardine Wood
Combined Result	Wrockwardine Wood	247	10	2	150	Bylet
8	Woore	118	5	1	102	Ifton	At	Woore
8	Ifton	120	5	1	78	Woore	At	Ifton
Combined Result	Ifton	222	6	6	196	Woore